Senate races to pass Trump’s flagship tax bill as deadline looms
Republicans can only afford to lose three votes to secure a simple majority, with all Democrats opposed
Revised UK welfare reforms to push 150,000 into poverty
Ministers brace for rebellion even after watering down key measures
Home Depot agrees $5.5bn deal for building product supply group GMS
Retailer’s offer slows effort by billionaire Brad Jacobs to create construction materials empire through QXO venture
An inauspicious anniversary for Labour
Prime minister’s U-turn on welfare reform has badly dented his authority with MPs
Google agrees deal to buy power from planned nuclear fusion plant
Tech giant to purchase from US-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems in only second such deal in nascent sector
US dollar suffers worst start to year since 1973
Donald Trump’s trade policies and rising debt levels have sparked decline of more than 10% in first half of 2025
Oracle shares hit record high on $30bn cloud contract
Data centre group says business from unnamed new client will start to generate revenue by 2028
Late tweaks to Trump tax bill create green power winners and losers
Companies that build industrial-scale wind and solar hit hardest while those in residential solar rally
UK government demands probe into insolvency of Lindsey oil refinery
River Humber facility owned by privately held Prax Group started proceedings over weekend
Netanyahu says Iran war creates ‘new opportunities’ to free Gaza hostages
Israeli prime minister’s comments come as country expresses interest in building ties with Lebanon and Syria
Silver, the precious metal ready to outshine gold
Its use in growing sectors such as green tech, electronics and defence mean it may not always be overshadowed
Hauser & Wirth owners join wealthy UK exodus with move to Switzerland
Iwan and Manuela Wirth relocated in June after two decades in the UK
Labour had a theory for acquiring power, but none for how to wield it
A lack of interest in the real meat of policy helps to explain why Starmer’s first year in government has gone so badly
Pedro Sánchez aide held in prison over Spanish kickback allegations
Spain’s prime minister’s former right-hand man is being investigated for crimes including bribery
Jurassic World Rebirth — a lumbering beast that manages to make even mutant dinosaurs dull
Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali star in an ugly reboot that’s at its best when rehashing ‘Jaws’
Quadrophenia — The Who’s rock opera is reimagined as a Mod ballet
Pete Townshend’s original music forms the soundtrack to a sharp touring production with costuming by Paul Smith
Glyndebourne’s dizzying new Le nozze di Figaro barely pauses for breath
Huw Montague Rendall makes a superb Count in a production that leans heavily into farce
Trump administration says Harvard violated US civil rights law
Ruling comes amid possibility of settlement between White House and Ivy League university
Temperatures reach dangerous highs as ‘heat domes’ hit Europe and US
Scientists say the atmospheric phenomena have almost tripled in strength and duration since 1950s
Private equity’s big tax perk is the one that got away — again
Despite bipartisan distaste, the ‘carried interest’ distortion refuses to die
Dressing up or giving up? The heatwave trials of commuter clothing
Londoners are attempting to adapt their wardrobes to a sweltering Tube journey, with mixed results
Rachel Reeves set to cut cash Isa allowance
Chancellor is expected to outline plans to limit the amount of money that can be saved into tax-free cash accounts each year
Turkish stocks surge after court delays case against opposition
Relief rally follows adjournment of controversial proceedings to overhaul leadership of rival party to President Erdoğan
A Supreme Court decision that strengthens presidential power
Trump says last week’s ruling in the birthright citizenship case is a ‘monumental victory’ for his administration — he might be right